SEO Pricing
SEO costs £299 a month for Essential or £799 a month for Professional.
Both plans are rolling monthly with no long-term contract. Here is exactly what each price includes and what it does not.
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Our SEO Plans
Two plans. Rolling monthly. Cancel any time.
Essential SEO
£299/month
For businesses just starting with SEO
- ✓Keyword research and monitoring (5-10 keywords)
- ✓On-page optimisation (up to 5 pages)
- ✓Basic technical SEO audit
- ✓Monthly ranking report
- ✓Email support
Not included: Blog posts, Link building, Strategy calls.
Get a QuoteProfessional SEO
£799/month
Our most popular option for growing businesses
- ✓Everything in Essential, plus:
- ✓Keyword research and monitoring (20+ keywords)
- ✓On-page optimisation (unlimited pages)
- ✓Technical SEO and speed optimisation
- ✓2 blog posts a month included
- ✓Link building (5-10 quality links a month)
- ✓Monthly strategy call
- ✓Slack support
Not sure which plan fits? Tell us about your business and we'll recommend the right one, honestly. If you don't need us, we'll say so.
Based in Cornwall? See our Cornwall SEO service, our local SEO services or the full website SEO service page.
What Is Not in the Monthly Price
The SEO plans cover SEO work only. These are separate services with their own prices, so you can add them if you need them and ignore them if you don't. A new website is also priced separately: see web design pricing.
What Affects Which Plan You Need
There is no single answer to “how much does SEO cost?” for every business, because each starts from a different position. These six things decide whether Essential or Professional fits.
Your Competition
A plumber in Bodmin faces far less online competition than an estate agent in London. The more competitors already investing in SEO for your target keywords, the more effort it takes to outrank them. We research your competitive landscape before recommending a plan.
Current Website State
A well-built website with clean code, fast loading times and solid foundations needs less technical work. A site with errors, no mobile responsiveness and thin content needs fixing before SEO can work properly. That is why Professional includes technical and speed work.
Number of Target Keywords
Ranking for "plumber Truro" is one campaign. Ranking for that plus "emergency plumber Cornwall" and twenty other terms is a different scope. This is the main difference between Essential (5-10 keywords) and Professional (20+).
Content Needs
If your website has three pages and your competitor has thirty, you need content. Blog posts, service pages and location pages all take research, writing and optimisation. Professional includes two posts a month, and more can be added through blog writing.
Link Building
Links from other quality sites help you rank. Professional includes 5-10 quality links a month. Essential does not include link building.
Where You Want to Be Found
Targeting one town is simpler than covering a county. Each extra area adds keywords, pages and competitors, which is usually when businesses move from Essential to Professional.
Want a rough website figure too? Try the website cost calculator. It gives estimates only, not our quote. Our own website prices are on the web design pricing page.
What to Ask Any SEO Provider
Whoever you choose, get plain answers to these before you pay anything.
What do I get each month?
How many keywords, how many pages worked on, how many posts written, whether links are built. If the answer is vague, so is the work.
How will you report?
You should see rankings, traffic and what was done that month. Ours is a monthly report, and on Professional a monthly strategy call.
How do I leave?
Ask about contract length and notice. Ours are rolling monthly and you can cancel any time.
Do you promise rankings?
Nobody controls Google, so we don't promise a position. Be wary of anyone who does.
SEO Pricing Questions
How much does SEO cost for a small business?
Our SEO plans cost £299 a month for Essential SEO and £799 a month for Professional SEO. Both are rolling monthly, with no long-term contract. Your first step is a conversation about your business, so we can tell you which plan fits and whether SEO is the right spend for you right now.
What is the difference between Essential and Professional SEO?
Essential covers keyword research and monitoring for 5-10 keywords, on-page optimisation for up to five pages, a basic technical audit, a monthly ranking report and email support. Professional adds monitoring for 20+ keywords, unlimited page optimisation, technical and speed work, two blog posts a month, 5-10 quality links a month, a monthly strategy call and Slack support.
Do I have to sign a long contract?
No. Both plans are rolling monthly and you can cancel at any time. SEO works best with consistency, but you stay because it is working, not because you are tied in.
Do you guarantee rankings or offer refunds?
No. Nobody can guarantee a search ranking, and our terms say we do not. We also do not provide refunds for work already done. Because both plans are rolling monthly, you can stop whenever you choose.
How long does SEO take to show results?
Most businesses start seeing measurable improvements in 3 to 6 months. Competitive industries can take longer. It is a long-term investment, not a quick fix, which is why the monthly report shows you what changed and why.
Are blog posts included in the price?
Two posts a month are included in Professional SEO. Essential does not include posts. If you want more, our blog writing service is £150 per post, or £500 a month for four posts.
How does SEO pricing compare with Google Ads management?
Our Google Ads management is a fixed £400 a month (Search Starter) or £800 a month (Search Plus), and your ad budget is paid to Google on top. Our SEO plans are £299 or £799 a month with no per-click charge. They do different jobs, so many businesses use ads for leads now and SEO for the longer term.
Is SEO worth it for a small business?
Often, yes. Ranking for local and niche search terms can bring steady enquiries without ongoing ad spend, and it helps a small business compete with bigger ones. It pays only if you can handle more enquiries and your website says clearly what you do, so we will tell you honestly if it is not the right step yet.
Why is SEO so expensive?
SEO costs what it does because it is ongoing work, not a one-off job. Our Essential plan is £299 a month and Professional is £799 a month, and the price depends on how many keywords and pages are covered, how much content is written and whether links are built. Both can be cancelled at any time. We do not guarantee rankings and do not offer refunds for work already done, so we tell you plainly what each plan covers.
Get an Honest SEO Quote
Tell us about your business and what you're trying to achieve. We'll give you a straight answer on which plan fits and whether SEO is the right investment for you right now.
No long-term contracts · Cancel any time · Transparent monthly reporting
Or call us: 07593 551341